Security Guards Attack Nigerian Man For Being Gay

 

Violence erupted yesterday in Diamond Estate area, Lagos when some hoodlums numbering about 10 broke into the the home of a suspected homosexual couples.

According to an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, the hoodlums who came on motorcycles and minivans were armed with dangerous weapons including locally made guns and machetes. The target of the attack, according to our source, was a Man who lives in the estate and was accused of being gay.

 The man whose identity could not be immediately verified as at the time of filing this report was said to have been caught having sex with another Man in the Estate.  Upon their attack, the suspects were reportedly dragged and flogged for the allegation. 

However, information was said to have reached the youths in the community that the suspects have been released by the police after days in detention. This, our source said, angered the local security men who arrested the suspects initially before they were handed over to the police. It was gathered that the aggrieved youths mobilized and headed to the residence of one of the suspects who resides in the community.